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 THE BEAUTIFUL NAMES:

   Introduction

   Sufi Wazifa Practice

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   Numerical Index

   Some Additional Wazaif

   Pronunciation Guide

   Origins of this List

   Hebrew Beautiful Names

   Chants of the 99 Names

   References

ar-Râfi'                        al Khafîd ur Râfi'    23                   

          The Uplifter,  The Exalter
 

The One whose wisdom chooses the ones to be uplifted.

The One who uplifts and elevates mankind above petty desires and selfishness.

The One who makes it possible to rise above the differences and distinctions that divide mankind.
 

From the root r-f-' which has the following classical Arabic connotations:

to raise or elevate something
to uplift, to take it up
to make high, lofty
to exalt, make honorable, make eminent
to bring a thing near

The name Râfi' is not specifically used as a Beautiful Name in the Qur'ân.

Râfi' (uplifter) is the opposite of Khâfid (humbler).

The names Khâfid and Râfi' are often used together to acknowledge the way that balance and harmony are established and maintained though the interplay of cause and effect.

Mu'izz (honorer) is similar to, but much more more intensive and glorious than, Râfi' (uplifter).

The phrase al Khâfid ur Râfi' is recited in the audio sample.

(Also written as al-rafi, ar-rafi, al-raafi, ar-raafi, the Uplifter: ya rafi ,ya raafi)